Naturalization Act of 1795
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The Naturalization Act of 1795 was an early U.S. federal law that lengthened the residency requirement and added other restrictions for immigrants seeking American citizenship.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
naturalization law ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
aliens
ⓘ
immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship ⓘ |
| appliedWithinTerritory | United States and its jurisdiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedResidencyRequirementFromYears | 2 ⓘ |
| changedResidencyRequirementToYears | 5 ⓘ |
| citizenshipConferredBy | court order after meeting statutory requirements ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 3rd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtType | federal or state court of record ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1795-01-29 ⓘ |
| declarationOfIntentionLeadTime | 3 years ⓘ |
| declarationOfIntentionRequired | true ⓘ |
| effectOnImmigrants | made naturalization more difficult ⓘ |
| followedBy | Naturalization Act of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goodCharacterEvidenceRequired | testimony of witnesses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfStatute | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
citizenship law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfLegislature | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathIncludedRenunciationOf |
former allegiance
ⓘ
titles of nobility ⓘ |
| oathOfAllegianceRequired | true ⓘ |
| officeholderAtSigning | President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | early United States immigration and nationality law ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
standardize naturalization procedures
ⓘ
tighten requirements for naturalization ⓘ |
| previousResidencyRequirement | 2 years ⓘ |
| replaced | Naturalization Act of 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredCourtProceeding | true ⓘ |
| requiredGoodCharacter | true ⓘ |
| requiredOathSupport | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredRenunciationOf |
foreign sovereignty
ⓘ
hereditary titles ⓘ |
| residencyRequirement | 5 years ⓘ |
| restrictedTo | free white persons ⓘ |
| shortDescription | U.S. federal law lengthening residency and adding restrictions for naturalization ⓘ |
| signedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
citizenship
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ naturalization ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1795 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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